Twitter Reactions: Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh in second Test to complete series whitewash
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 192 runs in Chattogram to clinch the two-game series.
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The final day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka saw the visitors put in a brilliant performance and clinch the two-game series as well. The final day of the clash began with Bangladesh aiming to chase down a mammoth target of 511 runs in the second innings, in hopes of levelling the series.
On Day 4, Bangladesh got off to a subpar start to the run chase; openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan were sent packing for scores of 24 and 19 runs, respectively. Furthermore, skippers Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque added 20 and 50 runs, respectively. The side’s resilient showings in the middle order revived some hopes of a successful run chase; however, Sri Lanka’s bowling attack proved to be too lethal for the hosts.
Veteran Shakib Al Hasan scored 36 off 53, with Litton Das adding 38 runs on the board. Day 4 of the clash ended with the hosts on a score of 268 runs, having lost seven wickets in the process. As Day 5 rolled around, Mehidy Hasan Miraz continued his brilliant performance and stayed unbeaten on the strike for a score of 81 runs in 110 deliveries. However, the star player could not find a suitable batting partner to propel the hosts to a win.
Eventually, Bangladesh were bundled out for a score of 318 runs as Sri Lanka won the game by 192 runs and clinched the series by a 0-2 margin. As for the visitors, Lahiru Kumara was the highest wicket-taker in the second innings, with four wickets to his name. Kamindu Mendis took three wickets, with Prabath Jayasuriya taking two and Vishwa Fernando striking once.
Consequently, Sri Lanka have climbed up in the latest World Test Championship (WTC) rankings and surpassed Pakistan to claim the fourth spot. As the second Test concludes the multi-format series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and both sides will now shift their focus onto their respective upcoming assignments.
Here’s how the fans reacted to Day 5 of the second Test on 'X':
Sri Lanka whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 in the test series in Bangladesh! 🔴
— Raisul Rifat (@raisul_rifat88) April 3, 2024
Bangladesh's top order batting is in a bad state. As we saw in the first match, there is no noticeable change in the second match. How much longer like this?
#BANvsSL pic.twitter.com/f81PlYLTyM
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh in this tour:
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 3, 2024
In T20I series - SL won by 2-1.
In ODI series - BAN won by 2-1.
In Test series - SL won by 2-0.
- Sri Lanka won this battle against Bangladesh in this tour..!!! pic.twitter.com/se8Qg3AZXD
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd test match.
— Hiru News English (@HiruNewsEnglish) April 3, 2024
Sri lanka won by 192 runs and wins the series 2 - 0. The the Lankan quicks accounted for 33 of the 40 Bangladesh wickets to fall. Kamindu Mendis most likely to be named man of the Match and the Series.
SL 531 & 157/7d
BAN 178 & 318
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in the Test series by cleansweep 2-0...!!!!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 3, 2024
- A dominating performance by Sri Lanka in this Test series. pic.twitter.com/HJfA2m9tG9
Congratulations Srilanka 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰
— ahamed kiyas (@ahamed_kiyas) April 3, 2024
Lion🦁 2:0 snake 🐍
A Fantastic performance by the Sri Lanka led the assault against the Bangladesh team! 🔥#SLvsBAN#SrilankaCricketTeam #ICC pic.twitter.com/ZcCL30YhbU
SRI LANKA WIN BY 192 RUNS. 🇱🇰
— Tanveer Ahmed (@iamtanveer09) April 3, 2024
No hundred for Mehidy Hasan. He remains unbeaten on 81* and yet another day when he couldn’t continue his innings due to no support from the other end.
Sri Lanka win the series quite easily by 2-0#BANvSL #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/ZznWuBxFOS
BAN vs SL 2nd Test Day 5:
— Sports Geeez (@Sportsgeeez) April 3, 2024
Bangladesh allout for 318 Mehidy Hasan Miraz's unbeaten 81. Lahiru Kumara picks 4wkts while Kamindu Mendis picks 3wkts. Sri Lanka won by 192 runs & won the series 2-0.#WTC25 @ICC #BANvSL #CricketTwitter
Sri lanka tour of Bangladesh
— මදුරුවා 🇱🇰 🦟 (@Maduruwaonline) April 3, 2024
2nd Test | Match Summary
Sri lanka 🇱🇰 - 531(159)
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 - 178(68.4)
Sri lanka 🇱🇰 - 157/7d(40)
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 - 318(85)#SriLanka 🇱🇰 won by 192 runs. #BANvSL #Cricsl
#KKRankings
— Krishna Kumar (@KrishnaKRM) April 3, 2024
Test Rankings update after BANvSL series
Sri Lanka moved up 2 ranks and gained 3 points. Bangladesh lost 3 points
Changes to India, England and West Indies due to time decay.
(WI v Eng & Ind v SL series from 2022 given less weightage) pic.twitter.com/BxZgzQL3gw
Sri Lanka Beat Bangladesh by 192 runs in the second test match and won the two match test series by 2-0. #BANVSL #BanglaWash
— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) April 3, 2024
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